The use of respectively here makes it clear that the first gas mentioned goes with the first number,
the second gas goes with the second number
, and the third gas with the third number. More examples: BAD: The two values were 143.2 and 21.6, respectively. GOOD: The two values were 143.2 and 21.6.
How do you use respectively?
‘Respectively’ is an
adverb that is often misused by non-native English speakers
. It means “in the order given” and should only be used if your sentence would be unclear without it. Example: Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen detector flows were set at 85, 7, and 4 mL/min, respectively.
How do you use respectively in data?
| Without ‘respectively’ The value of X was 8.7, the value of Y was 9.8, and the value of Z was 5.6. | With ‘respectively’ The values of X, Y, and Z were 8.7, 9.8, and 5.6, respectively. |
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What does respectively mean in math?
rĭ-spĕktĭv-lē Respectively is
defined as in the order given
. An example of respectively is what one might say instead of “in that order” in “Alice is 5 and James is 7, in that order.”
Can you use respectively for two things?
Respectively should only be used to describe two or more items
. Respectively is not required in example 3, as proliferation was measured using both techniques, or in example 4, as expression of all three genes was quantified using real-time RT-PCR.
Can I use or with respectively?
‘Respectively’ is an adverb that is often misused by non-native English speakers. It means “in the order given” and
should only be used if your sentence would be unclear without it
. Example: Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen detector flows were set at 85, 7, and 4 mL/min, respectively.
When to use are or is?
If the noun is singular, use is
. If it is plural or there is more than one noun, use are. The cat is eating all of his food. The cats are eating all of their food.
What does respectably mean?
1 :
worthy of respect
: estimable. 2 : decent or correct in character or behavior : proper. 3a : fair in size or quantity a respectable amount. b : moderately good : tolerable.
What is another word for respectively?
In this page you can discover 12 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for respectively, like:
sequentially
, corresponding, approximately, individually, distributively, severally, by lot, each, each to each, in-particular and between.
Why are is used with you?
There are two answers to this. The simplest is that “are” is the form of “to be” used for first person plural, third person plural, and
both plural and singular in second person
(with you). Thus, “are” with a singular “you” is also singular. Since ye/you were plural, they always took a plural verb.
Are one of you or is one of you?
Logically, you come to the conclusion that
‘one of you’ is second person singular
whereas ‘one of them’ is third person singular. Therefore, the old-fashioned usage would indeed be ‘one of you are the girl’ but, for example, ‘one of them is the person’.
Where do we use were?
Whereas was is the singular past tense of to be, were
is used for both the third person plural past tense
(they and we) and the second person past tense (you). In the past indicative, were acts similar to was. “They were at the store,” you could say, for example.
Why do you put respectively?
Respectively is an adverb that means “
for each separately and in turn, and in the order mentioned
.” The correct use of respectively requires two parallel lists of corresponding items. For example, these sentences are correct: The values of x and y are 3.5 and 18.2, respectively.
